Lobsters and oysters and bears, oh my! These are just a few of the feature articles in our new issue that we’ll be sharing with you.

Come lobstering with us as the industry runs up against a rough economic tide. Meet the key players determined to turn the tide, and their secrets for staying afloat.

Oysters are in demand in Maine and at high-end restaurants everywhere. Learn how and where oysters are cultivated, and meet the people who harvest them and the chefs who prepare them. Check out a sampling of savory oyster recipes.

Visit Maine’s D.E.W. Animal Kingdom and meet a man who has a way with animals. Then spend a day with Susan and Tim Van Campen, two Maine artists whose talents extend from studio and garden, to home and kitchen.

Join us and Chef Gallit Sammon of the Harraseeket Inn as we follow her from farm and to kitchen. This and much more is coming to you in our new issue of Maine Food and Lifestyle magazine.

From the staff at Maine Food & Lifestyle magazine.